Imperfect Storm
Posted on | November 22, 2008 at 12:28 pm | 3 Comments
It’s the war of the touchscreen phones! Is it a coincidence that yesterday marked the release of both the Blackberry Storm (i.e. “the iPhone killer”) and the 2.2 iPhone firmware update? I say “No!”, it is not a coincidence!
I haven’t seen the Storm yet. One of my co-workers went to a local Verizon store yesterday but they were out of them and promised to FedEx one to his house today. I did download the iPhone update this morning and played around with it a bit. The biggest change is the addition of Google Street View to the Google Maps application, which is just all kinds of weird and cool. I thought this would be a way nice thing to have when searching for a restaurant or store I’ve never been to. I could check out the Street View and see exactly where it is located and maybe even where to park in the area. So I tested it on a restaurant that I know is near work but which I’ve never actually seen. I got their menu in the mail, but I just couldn’t picture from the address where it was, even though I’ve been looking around that area lately when driving by. It’s Karma Asian at 22 South Broadway. Google Maps found it okay, but when I went to Street View, here’s what I got:
This explains why I was never actually able to see the restaurant. Obviously some sort of vortex has swallowed it whole. I’m really not sure I want to eat there now, although it could be exciting. (Here’s the Google Maps Street View link, check it out for yourself.)
Aside from that, Street View seems to be working okay. I find it really strange, and somewhat frightening, that I can call up a picture of my house on my iPhone, and it’s a picture that I didn’t take/store.
Latre.
Jogged Today: Yes (@ 40°F)
Songs That Came Up On The iPod While Jogging:
- “Lord Stop The Bar” (Our Lady of the Highway)
- “Favours For Favours” (The Futureheads)
- “Hungry Like the Wolf” (Duran Duran)
- “Oregon Lanes” (Trolleyvox)
- “I Stood Still” (The Hyphens)
- “Such Little Nonbelievers” (Loud Family)
- “Invisible Politicians” (Trotsky Icepick)
Poignant Search Term Of The Day That Led To This Blog: “jennifer garner comic strip”.
Videogame(s) Played Yesterday: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS)
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3 Responses to “Imperfect Storm”
November 22nd, 2008 @ 8:37 pm
I looked up the house I lived in as a little kid on StreetView. It looks just the same as it did 30 years ago. Kinda creepy.
November 22nd, 2008 @ 11:03 pm
Oh wow, I didn’t even think to do that. Man, the house I grew up in looks exactly the same too, as do all the houses around it. You’re right, that’s kinda scary.
November 23rd, 2008 @ 1:38 pm
While I don’t have it on a cell phone, I love the whole street view thing. Aside from looking at my childhood home, I love taking strolls in the roughest areas the Bay Area has to offer. Without getting killed.